Colin A. Hughes and Brian Costar have written a new book in the UNSW “Briefings” series, Limiting Democracy: The Erosion of Electoral Rights in Australia. Colin, the dean of Australia’s election law scholars, was extremely helpful to me a… Continue reading

The NY Times offers this editorial.

The San Antonio Express News offers this report.

First Impressions, the Michigan Law Review’s “online companion,” offers this symposium on LULAC, with contributions by Ellen Katz, Nate Persily, Dan Ortiz, Adam Cox, and Richard Briffault. This looks like an interesting set of essays.

The Hill offers VRA Battle Heads into Litigation, the first report I’ve seen in the mainstream media of the lawsuit I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog.

See here.

This oped of mine ran in today’s Los Angeles Times. Here is the subhead: “The courts shouldn’t stop voters from deciding if they want City Hall ethics reform tied to easing term limits.” The oped argues that the courts should… Continue reading

From today’s LA Times: Campaign finance experts have no doubt that lawmakers knew exactly what they were doing when, at midnight Wednesday, they resuscitated a measure that appeared to have been left for dead months ago. Legislative leaders suddenly… Continue reading

This one (based on this) claims the law “bans all broadcast political advocacy advertising that mentions candidates by name, beginning 60 days before the election.” Incredible.

Another lawsuit filed in the wake of confusion over Padilla v. Lever.

See this Brennan Center press release, which begins: “A federal court in Cleveland blocked enforcement of an Ohio state law enacted earlier this year that would have imposed crippling requirements on voter registration groups. The plaintiffs, civic and religious… Continue reading

We already knew in the aftermath of the Tom DeLay decision that Democrat Nick Lampson will appear on the general electon ballot for the CD-22, but Republican Shelley Sekula-Gibbs will not; she will be a write in. We also knew… Continue reading

The LA Times offers this report on changes to the ballot description of “Measure R,” a proposed easing of term limits in Los Angeles. A lawsuit seeking to throw the measure out on single subject grounds will be heard next… Continue reading

The Sacramento Bee offers this report.